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Legal Update: FDAC works to keep families united

Monday, March 28, 2016

| CYP Now

Kamena Dorling, head of policy and programmes at Coram Children's Legal Centre, looks at the role of the Family, Drug and Alcohol Court in keeping children with their families and cost-savings its work can bring.

DfE commits to fresh funding for social care innovation programme

News

Thursday, March 17, 2016

| CYP Now

Local authorities and charities will be able to access a fresh round of government funding to test innovative ideas for children's social care, it has emerged.

Skills for the Job: Social media and social work

Other

Tuesday, January 5, 2016

| CYP Now

Social media can present difficult challenges for people working in the family courts, so how can practitioners use it securely?

Ofsted rates government-imposed children's services trust 'inadequate'

News

Friday, November 27, 2015

| CYP Now

An independent children's services trust that was established on government orders has been rated "inadequate" by Ofsted.

Children in Care: Policy and Practice

Other

Tuesday, November 24, 2015

| CYP Now

Special supplement on the latest innovation and implementation of policy reforms to enable children in care to lead healthy, happy lives.

Ofsted children's services inspections hit by funding problems

News

Tuesday, October 27, 2015

| CYP Now

Ofsted is struggling to complete inspections of all local authority children's services departments to schedule because it is "significantly under-resourced against agreed budgets", it has emerged.

Extremism strategy to put madrassas under closer scrutiny

News

Monday, October 19, 2015

| CYP Now

The Department for Education (DfE) will develop a new system to intervene in unofficial Islamic schools where there are concerns about the way children are being taught, it has been announced.

Cameron announces drive to improve outcomes for children in care

News

Thursday, October 8, 2015

| CYP Now

Improving outcomes for children in care will form part of an "all-out assault on poverty" by government, Prime Minister David Cameron has said.

Children's workforce guide to training and qualifications

Other

Thursday, October 1, 2015

| CYP Now

Qualification requirements and training provision for working with children and young people is continuously adapting in line with changes in policy and practice. Charlotte Goddard provides a comprehensive overview.

Use of special guardianship orders continues to rise

News

Thursday, October 1, 2015

| CYP Now

The number of children being made subject to special guardianship orders (SGOs) is continuing to rise, government figures have shown.

Review set to reveal Gove plans

Other

Monday, September 28, 2015

| CYP Now

Youth justice experts say education of young offenders must not dominate the review of the system

BASW to take on College of Social Work functions

News

Thursday, August 20, 2015

| CYP Now

The British Association of Social Work (BASW) is to take on the majority of functions performed by The College of Social Work (TCSW) from next month, it has been announced.

Legal Update: Legal Q&A - Wardship

Other

Monday, August 3, 2015

| CYP Now

Q. What is wardship and when is it used?

Massive rise in number of children in care under coalition

News

Monday, June 22, 2015

| CYP Now

The number of children being cared for by the state rose by more than 5,000 during the term of the coalition government, an investigation by CYP Now has found.

Legal Update: Legal Q&A - Private fostering

Other

Tuesday, June 9, 2015

| CYP Now

Q: What is private fostering and when is a private foster carer required to notify the local authority?

Concern as Ofsted ceases regulation of outsourced social work

News

Friday, May 29, 2015

| CYP Now

The children's sector has criticised the government's continuing drive to outsource children's social care after Ofsted this week ceased regulation of third-party providers.

Legal Update: In a Nutshell - Special guardianship order cases

Other

Monday, May 11, 2015

| CYP Now

The Court of Appeal highlights the importance of substantive and procedural protections in special guardianship order cases.

Legal Update: Court Report - Rejection of natural parent presumption

Other

Monday, May 11, 2015

| CYP Now

Legal Update: Court Report - Council appeals against costs order

Other

Monday, April 27, 2015

| CYP Now

Legal Update: Support for special guardians

Other

Monday, April 27, 2015

| CYP Now

Coram Children's Legal Centre's Child Law Advice Service (CLAS) is receiving an increasing number of queries about special guardianship. Kelly Reeve, team leader of CLAS, examines this trend.

Specialist substance misuse family court set for expansion

News

Wednesday, February 18, 2015

| CYP Now

The Family Drug and Alcohol Court (FDAC) initiative is to be expanded across five more areas after a £2.5m investment through the government's Children's Social Care Innovation Fund.

How specialist court helps families overcome substance misuse

Other

Tuesday, February 17, 2015

| CYP Now

The Family Drug and Alcohol Court helps substance-misusing parents involved in care proceedings and potentially keeps more families together.

Labour 'to boost kinship care support'

News

Tuesday, February 10, 2015

| CYP Now

Labour wants to see more children at risk of being taken into care instead be given the chance to live with extended family members.

Legal Update: In a Nutshell - New entitlement for shared parental leave

Other

Tuesday, December 9, 2014

| CYP Now

Provisions included in the Children and Families Act 2014 will give parents new rights to "shared parental leave" from December.

Security concerns delay adoption video pilot

News

Monday, November 17, 2014

| CYP Now

A high-profile scheme intended to increase adoptions by allowing would-be adopters to search videos and photos of children has been delayed due to security issues, CYP Now has learned.

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Legal Update: FDAC works to keep families united

DfE commits to fresh funding for social care innovation programme

Skills for the Job: Social media and social work

Ofsted rates government-imposed children's services trust 'inadequate'

Children in Care: Policy and Practice

Ofsted children's services inspections hit by funding problems

Extremism strategy to put madrassas under closer scrutiny

Cameron announces drive to improve outcomes for children in care

Children's workforce guide to training and qualifications

Use of special guardianship orders continues to rise

Review set to reveal Gove plans

BASW to take on College of Social Work functions

Legal Update: Legal Q&A - Wardship

Massive rise in number of children in care under coalition

Legal Update: Legal Q&A - Private fostering

Concern as Ofsted ceases regulation of outsourced social work

Legal Update: In a Nutshell - Special guardianship order cases

Legal Update: Court Report - Rejection of natural parent presumption

Legal Update: Court Report - Council appeals against costs order

Legal Update: Support for special guardians

Specialist substance misuse family court set for expansion

How specialist court helps families overcome substance misuse

Labour 'to boost kinship care support'

Legal Update: In a Nutshell - New entitlement for shared parental leave

Security concerns delay adoption video pilot

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